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Polls don't tell the whole truth in Obama-McCain race

Barack Obama may be winning the numbers game in the presidential race, but experts warn those numbers may not reflect how voters will cast their ballots on Nov. 4.

"Polls act like a scoreboard at a football game," said Fritz Wenzel, a spokesman for Zogby International. "You always want to know who's ahead and who's leading, but they aren't predictors, just indicators."

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